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algebra intermediate
Problem
The increasing sequence of positive integers has the property that for all If then find
Solution
Let and Then Hence, Then Since 5 is relatively prime to 8, is divisible by 8.
If then If then which does not work, because the sequence is increasing, so Note that higher values of return lower values of so the only possible value of is 8. Then so
If then If then which does not work, because the sequence is increasing, so Note that higher values of return lower values of so the only possible value of is 8. Then so
Final answer
194